Ian Joy

Ian Paul Joy (born July 14, 1981) is an American-born Scottish sports broadcaster and former professional footballer.

Ian Joy

Personal information
Full name	Ian Paul Joy[1]
Date of birth	(1981-07-14) July 14, 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	San Diego, California, USA
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1997–1998	Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Tranmere Rovers	0	(0)
2000	Stirling Albion	2	(0)
2000–2001	Montrose	25	(2)
2001–2003	Kidderminster Harriers	22	(0)
2003	Chester City	3	(0)
2003–2005	Hamburger SV II	34	(0)
2005–2008	FC St. Pauli	89	(1)
2008–2009	Real Salt Lake	20	(0)
2009	FC Ingolstadt 04	3	(0)
2010	Portland Timbers	21	(0)
Total		219	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

Born in San Diego, California,^[1] Joy is the son of English former professional player Brian Joy.^[3][4] His mother is Scottish and he grew up in Scotland from the age of 3.^[5] Joy lived in Bo'ness and attended Deanburn Primary School and Bo'ness Academy. Joy is a fan of Manchester United F.C.^[6]

Playing career

Joy played as a left back for Tranmere Rovers, Stirling Albion, Montrose, Kidderminster Harriers, Chester City, Hamburger SV IIi, FC St. Pauli, Real Salt Lake, FC Ingolstadt 04 and Portland Timbers.^{[1][5][7][8][9][2][10]}

As a 15-year-old, he featured for the United States U-17 team on a three-match week long tour of Germany in 1997.^[11] Joy went on to represent the USA Youth national teams at U-18, U-20 and U-23 level. He captained the USA U-18's at the World Youth Games in Moscow, Russia in 1998.

Media

After retiring as a player in 2011, Joy became a sportscaster for beIN Sports. In 2015 he became the studio host of Fox Sports' coverage of the Bundesliga, FA Cup, Champions League and Europa League.^[12] In April 2018, Joy was named as a studio host for FOX's coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.^[13]

On March 25, 2020, Joy announced on Twitter he would be leaving Fox Sports.

Joy is a part of the YES Network covering New York sports after joining the network in 2015.

As of August 5, 2020, Joy serves as a soccer analyst for CBS Sports as part of the network's UEFA Champions League and Europa League coverage on CBS Sports HQ.^[14]